Log-car stake-holder.



No. 7l3.0l4 Patented Nov. 4, l902.

0. S. PERKINS.

LOG CAR STAKE HOLDER.

Application filed.Aug. 13, 1902.)

. (No Model.)

of one of the hinge-plates. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of amodification.

UNITED STATES FFICE.

-siriais r LOG-CAR STAKE-HOLDER."

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 73,914, dated November4,1902.

Application filed August 13,1902.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, ORLANDOW S. PERKINS, acitizen of the United States,residing at Newbern, in the'county of Craven and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new, and useful Improvements in Log-OarStake- Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to log-cars, and par ticularly to means attachedto the ends of such cars for holding stakes or posts in position toconfine the logs in transportation.

The object of the invention is to provide suchnovel and peculiar meansfor connect-- ing stakes or posts to log-cars that the posts are firmlyheld in position and the logs carried between the posts, and uponreleasing the posts they will fall outwardly by the pressure of the logson them.

A further object of the invention is to provide the ends of alog-carwith a pair of twopart swinging gates, one part of which has alatch-lever and the other. part of which has a cam-lever and a latch.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the ends of alog-car with plates the projecting ends of which form hinge members anda pair of gates having the other hinge members, a catch upon one of theparts of said pair, a cam-lever on the same part with the catch, and alatch-lever on the other part of the said pair adapted to beoperatedin'the catch and held by the cam-lever to fix the gates in closedposition,.so as to form a space or opening at the ends of the car forlog-supporting stakes or posts.

. Other objects, advantages, and improved results accruing from thespecial construction and arrangement of parts will be revealed in thespecification to :follow and set up in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure lis an elevation of one-end of a log-car with my invention applied,showing a stake or post held thereby. Fig. 2 is a top view with postremoved and showingthe gates open. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thelatch portion of the gate. Fig. 4 is a like View of the cam-lever gateportion. Fig. 5 is a perspective view Serial No. 119.532. (No toes Thesame numeral references denote the same parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings;

The plates 1 are suitably secured to the sides of the center beam 2 of alog-car, and theirends project beyond the ends of the beam sufficient toform an opening or space 3 fora stake or post 4. .The projecting ends ofthe plates form a hinge member 5, having a vertical hole 6therethroughfor a hinge-pin '7.

The means forholding the post in the opening 3 and releasing ittherefrom consists of a pair of gates at each end of the car and eachcomprising two swinging parts ordoublegate. Both double gates being ofthe same structure, only one will be herein described in detail. Itcomprises two gate parts or halves, one of which will be designated asthe latch-lever portion and the other as the cam-lever portion. Thelatch-lever gate portion 8 has arms 9 and a cut-out 10, in which thehinge memher 5 of one of the plates 1 is secured by the hinge-pin 7,which is passed through the arms 9 to complete the hinge. A catch-lever11 is pivoted to the portion 8 near its bottom edge at 12 and has alip13. The cam-lever portion 14 is a duplication of its companion portion8, except it has a catch 15 projecting from its bottom edge at rightangles thereto. A camlever 16 is pivoted at 17 near the top edge of theportion 14 and is operated to lock and release the latch-lever.

Referring to the modification shown in Fig. 6, the gate portions arehung or hinged to bars 18, secured to and projecting from a centralcar-beam; otherwise the structure is the same as that hereinbeforedisclosed.

It is obvious that when the-gate is closed the latch lever will dropinto the catch and the cam-lever is turned downwardly to impinge thelatch, which holds the latter securely and fixes the gate portions inrigid po sition. The stake or post, which is of the usual tapered,beveled, or'shouldered'charactor, is inserted in the opening 3. Todislodge the stake or post while the car is loaded, the cam-lever isturned upwardly, and a slight tap upon the lip of the latch-lever willthrow it out of the catch, whereupon the gate portions will-swing openunder pressure of the posts.

The gates being double and opening centrally insure a quick and certaindisplacement of the posts, and, as many of the logs will follow theposts, unloading is greatly facilitated. It will be seen that the latchand cam levers are so pivoted as to permit of be ing turned as desiredthat they may not interfere with closing or opening the gates or inloading or unloading the logs.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting or restricting myself to anyparticular means of hinging the double gates to a car, but reserve tomyself the right to make the hinge connection of the gates to the carsas may be found most expedient in the practical application of theinvention.

Claims covering certain parts of this invention being contained inanother application of mine, filed August 13, 1902, Serial No. 119,346,such parts will be herein claimed onlyin combination with the specialfeature of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A stake-holder for log-cars comprising a double gate having a hingeconnection to the car, one of the gate portions being provided with acam and a catch, and the other gate portion having a latch-lever adaptedto be engaged by the cam to hold the latch in the catch.

2. A stake-holder for log-cars comprising a two-part gate, each parthaving a separate hinge connection to the car, one part carrying a latchand the other part having a catch.

3. The combination, with a log-car having hinge members projectingtherefrom, of a two-part gate hinged to said members and adapted whenclosed to form an opening for a log stake or post, a catch on one of thegate parts at right angles thereto and a latch on the other of the gateparts.

4. The combination, with a log-car, of the two-part gates hinged to theends of the car to hold a log stake or post, a'catch on one gate part, acam lever pivoted above the catch on the same part, and a latch-leverpivoted to the other gate part, said gates adapted to open centrally ofthe car and permit the stakes to fall therefrom.

5. The combination, with a log-car, of a two-part gate hinged to the carto hold a log stake or post, va catch formed at the bottom of one of thegate parts and projecting at right angles thereto, a cam-lever pivotedat the top of this gate part, and a latch-lever pivoted at the bottom ofthe other gate part,

said levers adapted to cooperate in looking and unlocking the gate andto be swung clear of the gate-opening.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

ORLANDOW S. PERKINS. \Vitnesses:

NANNIE P. STREET, B. F. CASON.

